Opening of the Conference by Mr. Bendik RUGAAS, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe, on behalf of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Welcome address by Mr. George SAKELLION, Secretary General of Youth, Ministry of National Education of Greece

Election of the Chairperson and two Vice-Chairpersons of the Conference

Address by the Chairperson of the Conference

Adoption of the agenda of the Conference

Address by:

Mr. Tony BANKS, Chairman of the Sub-Committee of Youth and Sport of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,

Baron Berend Jan VAN VOORST TOT VOORST, President of the Culture and Education Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe,

Mr. Guillaume LEGAUT, Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the European Youth Centres and European Youth Foundation,

Mr. Joăo VALE DE ALMEIDA, Director of Youth, Civil society and Communication – Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission

19h00: Ceremony for the Council of Europe Award “Young active citizens”

19h30: Visit of the exhibition organised in the framework of the youth event

20h30: Reception dinner hosted by the Deputy Minister of National Education responsible for Youth of Greece

Friday, 8 November

09h30: Plenary session

Address by Ms. Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Introductory report to the Conference by Ms Eleni KOURKOULA, Deputy Minister of National Education responsible for Youth of Greece

Presentation of the report on the implementation of the conclusions of the 5th Conference of European Ministers responsible for Youth (Bucharest, April 1998), by Mr. Georgiu GINGĂRAŞ, Minister of Youth and Sport of Romania

Presentation of the themes of the three round tables:

Ÿ “The promotion of active citizenship, participation in society and pluralist democracy” by Mr. Attila MESTERHÁZY, State Secretary for Children, Youth and Sports of Hungary;

Ÿ “The promotion of social cohesion and democratic stability in South-East Europe” by Ms. Lucija ČOK, Minister of Education, Sciences and Sport of Slovenia;

Ÿ “The prevention and the fight against violence in everyday life” by Ms. Concepción DANCAUSA, Secretary General for Social Affairs of Spain

Presentation of the results of the youth event, by Ms. Sidonia JEDRZEJEWSKA, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum

11h00: Coffee break

11h30: Interventions by Ministers

13h00: Lunch offered by the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe to Heads of Delegations; lunch offered by the Greek Government for the other participants